'Girls'

April Lena Dunham writes, directs and stars in this smart-sad-funny HBO translation of the mumblecore aesthetic from art house to TV screen, You will hear it called the anti-"Sex in the City" more than once, but not by me. Judd Apatow is your executive producer.

April Lena Dunham writes, directs and stars in this smart-sad-funny HBO translation of the mumblecore aesthetic from art house to TV screen, You will hear it called the anti-"Sex in the City" more than once, but not by me. Judd Apatow is your executive producer. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

April Lena Dunham writes, directs and stars in this smart-sad-funny HBO translation of the mumblecore aesthetic from art house to TV screen, You will hear it called the anti-"Sex in the City" more than once, but not by me. Judd Apatow is your executive producer.Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times